[TowerTalk] Fw: Copper Pipe Ground Rods - Driving them in - How ?

[Frosty]

> You hook up a water hose to the top and just wash it into the ground like 
> a drilling rig does. It will go down easy just a little up and down motion 
> and away it goes. Put 9 feet in the ground in about 10 min.
>
> Charles F. Frost
> Frosty K5LBU
> frosty1 at pdq.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Bookwalter" <n8dcj at yahoo.com>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 7:28 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Copper Pipe Ground Rods - Driving them in - How ?
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>
>> Ok , I have most of my ground system planned out , my plan is to use 
>> copper pipe
>> (type "L") and silver solder flashing to them from the tower etc...  my 
>> issue is
>> how in the world do you guys drive copper pipe into the ground , I have 
>> access
>> to a 1/2" hammer drill , but , the pipe is too large for that , I am 
>> going to
>> check into a ground rod bit for it , but , I am still not so sure if that 
>> will
>> work.
>>
>> Suggestions ??
>>
>> Dan N8DCJ
>>
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